August 13, 2024 - WILDFIRE MITIGATION & RESILIENCY SYMPOSIUM
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
8am-4pm, The Hotel Californian
36 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Join the California Fire Foundation, in partnership with UC Santa Barbara and Southern California Edison, as we explore the current cycle of California wildfire mitigation, response, and relief efforts, with an added focus on Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in the wake of the 2017-2018 Thomas and Woolsey wildfires.
Actionable recommendations for the future will also be presented as part of a Wildfire Needs Assessment Research Brief, commissioned by the Foundation in coordination with UCSB. The brief will be publicly unveiled at the Symposium and include policy recommendations and related multi-year funding opportunities for attendees.
Registration is FREE. Breakfast, Lunch + Snacks provided. A discounted room rate has been established with limited availability at the Hotel Californian for attendees.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Amazing speakers, hands on education, and so much more! Here's a look at what you can expect:
Panels
How We Got Here: Insights into major California wildfire events, in particular the Thomas and Woolsey fires. Current Landscape: Wildfire preparedness, mitigation, recovery, and resiliency efforts, both locally and statewide. Path Forward: Recommendations, future investments, and funding opportunities.
Panel Moderator: Carroll Wills, Communications Director (ret.), California Professional Firefighters
Nancy Ward
Director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Joe Tyler
Director, CAL FIRE
Brian K. Rice
Chair, California Fire Foundation President, California Professional Firefighters
Daniel Berlant
Fire Marshal, State of California
Rick Martinez
Executive Director, California Fire Foundation
Sarah Anderson
Professor; Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Environmental Politics, UC Santa Barbara
Marion Whittmann, Ph.D
Wildfire Resilience Initiative Program Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Stephen Watson
Executive Director, Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council
Anne-Marie Parkinson
Executive Director, Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council
Kevin Aguayo
President, Ventura County Professional Firefighters Association
Mark vonTillow
Fire Inspector + Wildland Fire Specialist, City of Santa Barbara
Brianna Baker
Author, Social Inequity and Wildfire Response: Identifying Gaps and Interventions in Ventura County
Fred Tan
Fire Marshal, Santa Barbara County Fire Department
Seren Taylor
Vice President, Personal Insurance Federation of California